1,3,5-Trinitro-2,4-bis(2-phenylethenyl)benzene

Abstract

In the title compound, C22H15N3O6, the central benzene ring and one of the phenyl rings are essentially parallel to each other, making a dihedral angle of 1.35 (16)°. The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 83.56 (19)°. Intramolecular C—H...N and C—H...O hydrogen bonds occur. In the crystal, molecules are linked through C—H...O hydrogen bonds. Furthermore, offset face-to-face π–π interactions with centroid–centroid distances of 3.644 (2) Å help to stabilize the crystal structure.